Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the first ever Olympic gold medallist in kitesurfing with a brilliant performance in Marseille on Thursday.
The discipline, which sees competitors fly above the water at up to 40 knots powered by huge kites, is making …
Two-time and reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson of Britain leads the women’s heptathlon after the 100-metres hurdle and the high jump on Thursday.
Johnson-Thompson scored a total of 2197 points after the two events, while top favourite…
Ghana’s 4×100 men’s relay team couldn’t progress to the finals after a baton infringement.
Despite finishing the race at 38.62s, Ghana’s chances of progressing to the men’s 4x100m final were marred by the baton infringement resulting in the disqualif…
An Australian hockey player has been arrested in Paris on the sidelines of the Olympics under the accusation of buying cocaine, the public prosecutor’s office said.
The suspected dealer was also arrested.
The identity of the person was not officiall…
Indian wrestler Vinesh Vinesh has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics wrestling competition for being overweight in the women’s 50kg category on the morning of her gold medal bout on Wednesday.
‘It is with regret that the Indian contingent shar…